Environmental conditions controlling the chemical weathering of the Madara Horseman monument, NE Bulgaria

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-54

  Delalieux, Filip ^a   Cardell, Carolina ^a   Todorov, Valentin ^b   Dekov, Vesselin ^c   Van Grieken, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b National Academy of Art   (Bulgaria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Bulgaria; Deposition; Karst process; Madara Horseman relief; Stone decay

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013292549     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1296-2074(01)01105-0     Document Type: Article

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